A curation by Ahmad Shariff, Curator / Owner at Ahmad Shariff Art Gallery - August sunlight flickers through holiday nostalgia in “Twelve by Twelve and Twice as Nice, Christmas in August.” This playful exhibition unwraps 12×12 inch paintings, each pulsing with the vivacious heartbeat of red. Tradition and surprise share the canvas: crisp berry reds and flickering scarlets conjure sugarplum whimsy, while sunlit vermilions recall ribbons on unexpected gifts. Here, the square format becomes both present and presence, a wink to the “twelve days” recast for high summer, where the warmth outside echoes the color’s heat within. Each work is a visual toast to connection: bright, bold, and ready to celebrate, proof that a little cheer can break the calendar and that red’s magic belongs in every season.